The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches, asthma, left wrist disability, and allergic rhinitis with sinusitis prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment from December 1, 2011 through September 10, 2012.
The deciding factor: The Veteran met the schedular requirements for a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities as of December 1, 2011.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, asthma, left wrist disability, allergic rhinitis with sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2018
- Citation
- 18142808
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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